win_lineinfile does not create new file

[cupcake]

ansible core 2.1

When using win_lineinfile module and the `create: yes` option it seems it should create a new file. it fails the same as if create:yes is not specified.

- hosts: all

  tasks:

  - name:  win_lineinfile test

    win_lineinfile:

      dest: 'c:\temp\ansible-windows.log'

      create: yes

      line: '{{ ansible_hostname }}-{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}'

      regexp: '{{ ansible_hostname }}-'

      state: present

If dest doesn't exist it fails. Guessing I am doing something wrong?

[J Hawkesworth]

If you run with -vvvvv what error message do you see?

Does your ansible user have permission to write to c:\temp\ansible-windows.log ?

Hope this helps,

Jon

[cupcake]

The user account is a local admin account with perm to the c:\temp folder. Error is:

fatal: [winserver1.foo.com]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "failed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "module_name": "win_lineinfile"
    },
    "msg": "Destination c:\\temp\\ansible-windows_base.log does not exist !"
}

If the file exists it works:

changed: [winserver1.foo.com] => {
    "backup": "",
    "changed": true,
    "encoding": "utf-8",
    "invocation": {
        "module_name": "win_lineinfile"
    },
    "msg": "line added"
}

And if i create a task to create the file ahead of time all is OK

- hosts: all

  tasks:

  

  - name: create file

    win_file:

      path: 'c:\temp\ansible-windows_base.log'

      state: touch

  - name:  win_lineinfile test

    win_lineinfile:

      dest: 'c:\temp\ansible-windows_base.log'

      create: true 

      line: 'test-{{ ansible_hostname }}-{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}'

      regexp: 'test-{{ ansible_hostname }}-'

      state: present

And re-run:

TASK [create file] ******
changed: [winserver1.foo.com] => { "changed": true, "invocation": { "module_name": "win_file" } } 

TASK [win_lineinfile test] ******
changed: [winserver1.foo.com] => { "backup": "", "changed": true, "encoding": "utf-16", "invocation": { "module_name": "win_lineinfile" }, "msg": "line added" }

I've also upgrade to 2.2.1.0 and getting the same. Since the linux module will create a new file I'm assuming something is funky with the windows one.